In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients and then add the seltzer and onions. In a very large skillet, heat some of the oil and heat it until shimmering. Make the pancakes, about three at a time, by scooping in the batter and spreading into a thin circle. These should become golden in two-three minutes per side. Remove to a clean towel to cool--do not stack.

Try a tester first to get the hang of it. Optionally, you can make several large pancakes and cut them into quarters. In place of the onions, you can use other herbs like chives or cilantro. I've made them sesame-flavored too. For the crab cakes, lemon zest would be fantastic, as would a couple pinches of cayenne.

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Kathleen tried a batch late yesterday afternoon ... following your recipe, the first ones ended up as thick as a regular pancake and still doughy in the middle ... she added more seltzer ... they were a little thinner ... she added more seltzer again ... finally got them to look more like crepes than pancakes as to thickness and consistency ...

Are we on the right track ?

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Yes, you were definitely on the right track. They should have been crepe like. I wonder if I wrote down the wrong amounts? Lemme check....oh F word, I did. I doubled the recipe, basically, but didn't double the seltzer. I'll edit the recipe now, so that its correct in the future should anyone look at it and not read on.

Glad you made a test batch!

My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov

Got a Chinatown in your town where you can buy Chinese roasted ducks? Get one. Then make a pile of these crepes and put out a pile of fresh herbs like cilantro, mint and basil. Or spears of prepared green onion. Tears pieces of duck off the bird, place inside pancake, add herbs and Vietnamese sriricha or green onion and hoisin sauce, roll up and eat. Lack duck? Use a roast chicken.

Get some Chinese egg rolls, or make your own. Wrap those with lettuces and herbs inside large versions of the pancakes.

Cleverly use leftover fish. Flake it, make a tartar-like sauce, put both inside the pancake, roll them up. Serve on salad greens tossed in a light vinaigrette for an elegant lunch--nobody will know they're eating leftovers. Or forget the fish, use cold asparagus. Or leftover ratatouille, or....

The possibilities are pretty endless.

"If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went !" - Anonymous

How does the seltzer change the recipe? Just curious what it does vs regular water. I've not tried making these crepes but they sound easy and interesting. Would love to try some with roast duck like Bill mentions.

On a "local" Chinese food note - we finally got our Nexxus passes for the border only to read the strict list of restrictions on what kinds of foods we can bring thru from Vancouver. Sigh... they don't leave much! So I settled for dim sum in Richmond on the way to the border and will now have to go to Seattle for fresh shitakes and Chinese roasted meats.

Like Bill mentions? That's weird. Actually, that was my post. How in the world did my post end up on Bill's name? There's no way I can intentionally do that if I want to--even with my thread management powers. Hmmm...............

My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov

Sonia, you didn't misread, but somehow Bill and I got Thorred here--Bill's question disappeared, and the words of my reply to him look like him talking to me. Can't fix it so it will stay, but it's strange and defies explanation.

Anyway, sounds like your daughter is being brought up on some excellent food. Even turnip cake--not something one thinks of as kid food! She must be developing quite the palate.

My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov